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Illumina provides tools and services to analyze genetic material with life science and clinical lab applications. The company generates over 90% of its revenue from sequencing instruments, consumables, and services. Illumina’s high-throughput technology enables whole genome sequencing in humans and other large organisms. Its lower throughput tools enable applications that require smaller data outputs, such as viral and cancer tumor screening. Illumina also sells microarrays (9% of 2024 sales) that enable lower-cost, focused genetic screening with primarily consumer and agricultural applications.

10x Genomics Inc is a life science technology company based in the United States. Its solutions include instruments, consumables, and software for analyzing biological systems. The company's integrated solutions include instruments, consumables, and software for analyzing biological systems at a resolution and scale that matches the complexity of biology. Its product offerings include a Chromium platform comprising microfluidic chips and related consumables, Chromium X series, Visium and Xenium platforms, and others, which are predominantly used for the study of biological components. Geographically, the company derives operates from the United States and the rest from Americas (excluding the United States), Europe, Middle East and Africa, China, and Asia-Pacific (excluding China).

Personalis Inc is a provider of genomic sequencing and analytics solutions to support the development of personalized cancer vaccines and other next-generation cancer immunotherapies. It has one segment, the sale of sequencing and data analysis services. Its products include ImmunoID NeXT, NeXT Personal, NeXT Dx Test, and other pharma research solutions.

Mammoth Biosciences is a biotechnology company, co-founded by CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna, that develops CRISPR-based tools for diagnostics and gene-editing therapeutics. Its platform is built around compact Cas proteins such as Cas14 and Casφ, which the company applies to in vivo gene editing for genetic and infectious diseases as well as decentralized disease detection. Mammoth has partnered with organizations including Regeneron, GSK, and the NIH, and has received government funding to develop COVID-19 testing technology.

Embark is a Boston-based canine genetics company offering DNA testing kits. The platform analyzes over 200,000 genetic markers using CLIA-certified SNP chips to screen for breed, health risks, traits, and preventive care recommendations, contributing to veterinary research on nutrition and diseases.

Inscripta is a Boulder, Colorado-based gene-editing technology company, founded in 2015, that builds tools for genome engineering used in food, fuel, and healthcare applications. Its flagship product, the Onyx platform, is a benchtop system for digital microbial genome engineering that automates identifying genomic pathways, compiling them into libraries, editing them at scale with CRISPR-based tools such as the MAD7 nuclease, and analyzing the resulting effects, all within a single integrated workflow. Early commercial customers have included the University of Liverpool's GeneMill, which uses the platform to provide synthetic biology services to life-sciences and pharmaceutical partners.

Myriad Genetics Inc is a molecular diagnostics and precision medicine company committed to advancing health and well-being for all. The company develops and commercializes molecular tests that help patients and providers uncover genetic insights. Its tests assess the risk of developing disease or disease progression and guide treatment decisions across medical specialties, supporting earlier detection, more precise treatment, and lowering healthcare costs. Its tests include BRACAnalysis CDx, EndoPredict, FirstGene, Foresight, GeneSight, MyChoice CDx, MyRisk (cancer treatment), MyRisk (cancer risk), Prequel, Precise Tumor, Prolaris, and SneakPeek. The company operates in the US and Rest of World, with maximum revenue from the US.

Character Biosciences is a San Francisco-headquartered therapeutics developer applying genomics, longitudinal imaging, and machine learning to uncover disease progression drivers. Collaborations with health systems build phenotyped cohorts for research into ophthalmology and neurodegeneration, yielding targeted drug candidates.

Atrys Health SA is a Spain based biomedical company which focuses on developing tools for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and precancerous conditions. It offers diagnostic services in the fields of pathology, hematology, molecular pathology, and genetics. The company uses telemedicine to provide its services in the medical specialties of radiology, cardiology, ophthalmology, and dermatology.

Korro Bio Inc is a biopharmaceutical company with a mission to discover, develop, and commercialize a new class of genetic medicines based on editing RNA, enabling the treatment of both rare and highly prevalent diseases. It is generating a portfolio of differentiated programs that are designed to harness the body’s natural RNA editing process to effect a precise yet transient single base edit. By editing RNA instead of DNA, Korro Bio is expanding the reach of genetic medicines by delivering additional precision and tunability.

electroCore Inc is a commercial stage bioelectronic medicine company with a platform for non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy initially focused on neurology. The company's product gammaCore is Food and Drug Administration cleared in the United States for adjunctive use for the preventive treatment of cluster headache in adult patients, the acute treatment of pain associated with episodic cluster headache in adult patients, the acute treatment of pain associated with migraine headache in adult patients, and the prevention of migraine in adult patients, The use of gammaCore by adolescent patients and Treatment of hemicrania continua and paroxysmal hemicrania in adult patients.

Applied BioCode Corp is engaged in designing, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing multiplex testing products for the in-vitro diagnostics market. The company's in-vitro diagnostic products focus on the molecular infectious disease segment of the market with assays that detect pathogens for gastrointestinal tract infections, respiratory infections, and sexually transmitted infections. The firm's products include barcoded magnetic bead technology (BMB). The BMB technology and detection systems assist in the development of multiplexed nucleic acids or protein detection assays. The company also develops applications for other areas of the diagnostics industry including life science research, agricultural testing, and veterinary markets.

Pangaea Oncology SA is a medical services company. The company provides a wide range of services to cancer patients, as well as global pharmaceutical and biotech clients, in the fields of molecular diagnostics, clinical trials, in vitro drug profiling, dx platform validation, and biomarker discovery. The company has aggregated its operations into two segments, Clinical Care division and Diagnostic and Research and Development services division. Clinical Care division delivers medical oncology services and related activities. Diagnostic and Research and Development services division provides diagnostic and in-vitro services.

Roche is a Swiss biopharmaceutical and diagnostic company. The firm's bestselling pharmaceutical products include a variety of oncology therapies from acquired partner Genentech, and its diagnostics group was bolstered by the acquisition of Ventana in 2008. Oncology products account for 50% of pharmaceutical sales, and centralized and point-of-care diagnostics for more than half of diagnostic-related sales.

Natera Inc is a diagnostic and research company with proprietary molecular and bioinformatics technology. The company's key product offerings include its Panorama Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT) which screens for chromosomal abnormalities of a fetus as well as in twin pregnancies, typically with a blood draw from the mother, Horizon Carrier Screening (HCS) to determine carrier status for a large number of severe genetic diseases that could be passed on to the carrier’s children, Signatera molecular residual disease (MRD) test, which detects circulating tumor DNA in patients previously diagnosed with cancer to assess molecular residual disease and monitor for recurrence; and Prospera, to assess organ transplant rejection.

Guardant Health, based in Redwood City, California, is a leader in liquid-based cancer tests for clinical and research use. The company's main franchises are Guardant360 for genomic profiling of tumors, Reveal for molecular residual disease testing, and Shield for colorectal cancer screening. Additionally, Guardant offers research development services such as regulatory approval consultancy and clinical trial referrals.

Twist Bioscience Corp is a synthetic biology company that has developed a disruptive DNA synthesis platform to industrialize the engineering of biology. The company’s proprietary semiconductor-based manufacturing process synthesizes DNA on silicon rather than traditional plastic plates, enabling the production of high-quality synthetic DNA faster, more affordably, and at scale. This platform overcomes conventional inefficiencies, supports cost-effective, high-throughput synthesis, and allows researchers to accelerate innovation. Geographically, the company operates across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, deriving the majority of its revenue from the Americas.